Phoenix residents can expect a series of partly sunny days and clear nights this week, with temperatures gradually rising into the mid-70 degrees, according to forecasts from both the National Weather Service and FOX 10 Phoenix. After some patchy morning fog, today's high will hover near 63°F with light winds, while the low tonight will drop around 49°F under partly cloudy skies. NWS forecasts indicate the trend of calm winds and sunny highs will persist through next Tuesday.
The weather pattern of gradual warming will continue with a high of 65°F for Thursday and temperatures reaching up to 77°F by the following Wednesday. The nights will consistently drop to comfortable lows, with the coolest anticipated at around 44°F on Friday night.
Thursday will witness a high of nearly 65°F, with the day's calm wind picking up a slight east-southeast direction at around 5 mph, while Thursday night promises to maintain a mostly clear sky and a nippy low of around 45°F. The sun will claim the sky definitively on Friday with highs inching towards 66°F and light north-northwest winds.
Moving into the weekend, both forecasts agree on the continued presence of sunshine with highs cresting the 70°F mark by Saturday and peaking Sunday with a high near 73°F. The weather progression aligns with the city's typical winter-to-spring transition, portending balmy afternoons and crisp evenings, as Monday and Tuesday's highs are pegged at a steady 76°F. Nightly lows will greet Phoenicians with a slight chill, maintaining a steady low near 50°F, according to the NWS data.
